@ARTICLE{33704756_898975016_2023, 
	author = {Rajwinder Kaur}, 
	keywords = {, academicians, education industry, employee happiness, leadership, higher education, managerial leadership, private universitiesworkplace happiness},
	title = {The relationship between managerial leadership and employee happiness: Evidence from private universities in Punjab},
	journal = {Organizational Psychology},
	year = {2023},
	volume = {13},
	number = {4},
	pages = {57-66},
	url = {https://orgpsyjournal.hse.ru/en/2023-13-4/898975016.html},
	publisher = {},
	abstract = {Purpose. The principal aim of the study is to explore the association and impact of managerial leadership on employee happiness in private universities. The study has two objectives. First, to check the association between managerial leadership and employee happiness. Second, to inspect the impact of managerial leadership on employee happiness. Method. The study has used social exchangeand human relation theories as a basis of research. Through a structured questionnaire, data for thestudy is collected from academicians working in private universities in Punjab. The Punjab region is chosen because it is rapidly expanding as an education hub. The study’s relevant sample is calculated using the G*Power software. This software-generated a sample size of 159 respondents. Collected data is analyzed using SPSS-23 software and results are drawn. Findings. The findings of the study exhibit that managerial leadership and employee happiness both are co-related. There is a significant impactof managerial leadership on employee happiness. Managerial leadership is considered as a predictor of employee happiness in the formation of a regression analysis. The computed regression results betweenmanagerial leadership and employee happiness. Managerial leadership is considered an independentfactor in this study, whereas employee happiness is considered a dependent factor. The study further concludes that positive managerial leadership helps to bring happiness among academicians and viceversa. Value of results. The literature on managerial leadership and employee happiness is very limited therefore, the present study makes a unique contribution in this area and adds value to the extant literature.},
	annote = {Purpose. The principal aim of the study is to explore the association and impact of managerial leadership on employee happiness in private universities. The study has two objectives. First, to check the association between managerial leadership and employee happiness. Second, to inspect the impact of managerial leadership on employee happiness. Method. The study has used social exchangeand human relation theories as a basis of research. Through a structured questionnaire, data for thestudy is collected from academicians working in private universities in Punjab. The Punjab region is chosen because it is rapidly expanding as an education hub. The study’s relevant sample is calculated using the G*Power software. This software-generated a sample size of 159 respondents. Collected data is analyzed using SPSS-23 software and results are drawn. Findings. The findings of the study exhibit that managerial leadership and employee happiness both are co-related. There is a significant impactof managerial leadership on employee happiness. Managerial leadership is considered as a predictor of employee happiness in the formation of a regression analysis. The computed regression results betweenmanagerial leadership and employee happiness. Managerial leadership is considered an independentfactor in this study, whereas employee happiness is considered a dependent factor. The study further concludes that positive managerial leadership helps to bring happiness among academicians and viceversa. Value of results. The literature on managerial leadership and employee happiness is very limited therefore, the present study makes a unique contribution in this area and adds value to the extant literature.}
}